Makaibari Tea Estate Visit
Today's day will be the most memorable day in my life. Why? An honorable meeting with the most reputed Tea Guru I have ever known, Mr. Rajah Banerjee of Makaibari Tea Estate, was possible. I had heard hundreds of stories about him and his tea estate particularly his love for animals, environment ...

Visit Story from Arya Tea Estate:
A story about my first visit to Arya Tea Estate, a tough road to traverse for the blissfulness. It has always been an exciting moment for me when a particular tea garden visit is on the calendar. From the hustle and bustle of a busy township and far far away from ...

During the 2015 Darjeeling Second Flush season, I was in Castleton Tea Garden in order to purchase some Darjeeling Teas. When it was free time to explore the tea garden, I was busy with my camera taking shots of whatever I could get my hands on. While doing so, I noticed some of the tea workers were ...

Castleton Moonlight is one rare Darjeeling Tea which is highly sought after by serious tea connoisseurs around the world. Its produced using special AV2 clonal tea leaves/ cultivar from a special section of the tea plantation meant only for the production of Moonlight. Moonlight itself is a rare product of Castleton Tea Garden and getting ...

About me

Hello Tea Lover, my name is Benoy. I am from Darjeeling, a Darjeeling Tea enthusiast and a Tea traveler. I simply love Tea. Here I would be sharing my side of the tea stories from various tea gardens and also update you news and offers from my Darjeeling based tea company, Thunderbolt Tea. Thanks for visiting! Hope you like 'em.